Date and Time
Tuesday, April 16
11:45–1:00 p.m.
location
Zions Bank HQ
1 S Main Street, 18th Floor, Salt Lake City, Utah
“We are in a moment which is truly historic.“
On April 16, we gathered with U.S. Small Business Administration Deputy Administer Dilawar Syed to discuss the economic landscape for small businesses in Utah and across the nation.
In his remarks, Deputy Administrator Syed shared the vision of the SBA and spoke to the promising investments the federal government is making in small business. He also shared a few key tips for doing business abroad:
Meet your investors, partners, and customers in person to better build your business on foreign soil.
Sustain international relationships, regardless of distance.
Utilize the SBA’s resources for small businesses looking to expand both domestically and abroad.
Speaker
DILAWAR SYED
Deputy Administrator | U.S. Small Business Administration
Prior to his nomination to the SBA in 2021, Dilawar Syed championed American businesses as Special Representative for Commercial & Business Affairs at the State Department. There, Syed advocated for U.S. companies to compete and win abroad and helped ensure U.S. competitiveness in markets across the globe. Before joining the Biden Administration, Syed was CEO at Lumiata, an AI healthcare company focused on reducing healthcare costs and improving patient outcomes. Previously, Syed was President at the software company Freshworks. Earlier in his career, Syed oversaw business operations for Yahoo!'s platforms and infrastructure and was a product manager at Siebel Systems and SAP.
